Monthly Archives: September 2007

Now I’m Starting to Get Really Scared That We’re Going to…

Posted on September 8, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

…attack Iran.
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Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Middle East, Military, Things That Make Ya Go Boom | 23 Comments

Bee Colony Collapse Is Associated with a Virus

Posted on September 7, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

We don’t know if the virus is the causal agent, but a recent Science paper used a metagenomics approach to find that bees from colonies that have collapsed are infected with a virus (and it’s the same virus in different colonies).
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Posted in Agriculture, Insects, Viruses | 10 Comments

Democratic Voters: We Have Met the Enemy and…

Posted on September 7, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

he is us.
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Posted in Democrats, Fucking Morons, Iraq, Progressives, Voting | 9 Comments

Iraq: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

Posted on September 6, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

The statistics of getting shot in the head in Iraq. Or something.
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Posted in Iraq, Statistics, We're Really Fucked | 7 Comments

I See Demon Worshipers

Posted on September 6, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Actually, before I get to this post about people who believe in demonic possession, I have a very simple question.
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Posted in Demonic Possession, Fucking Morons, The War on Science, WhatEVAH! | 13 Comments

Sometimes, Phylogenetic Analysis Takes a Really Long Time

Posted on September 5, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

This analysis is never going to end (stupid GTR models).
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Posted in Bioinformatics, Evolution, Likelihood, Statistics | 4 Comments

If You Have Had MRSA…

Posted on September 5, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

then please take this survey.
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Posted in Antibiotics, Economics, Healthcare, Microbiology, MRSA, Public Health | 1 Comment

Influenza and Low Hanging Fruit

Posted on September 4, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Very few problems can be solved solely by throwing buckets of money at them. Annual influenza is one of those problems than can be solved that way.
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Posted in Cancer, HIV, Influenza, Microbiology, Public Health, Vaccination, Viruses | 1 Comment

Shrimponomics and Lobsternomics

Posted on September 4, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

With resources that can be depleted, it’s first supply that drives consumption, then demand. That’s what the history of lobsternomics tells us, anyway.
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Posted in Economics, Environment, Lobstah! | 5 Comments

What a Tangled Web They Weave

Posted on September 3, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

First, rock snot. Now, giant spider webs that cover acres. One more screwy thing, and I’m stocking up on canned goods.
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Posted in Aliens! I Seen 'Em!, Arthropods | 5 Comments